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Laura Houston

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 19.70 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.09 B

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30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

17 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Commercial Vehicles and Parts

Target: NORTON MOTORCYCLES

Bidder: TVS MOTOR COMPANY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 16 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INTERSERVE (SUPPORT SERVICES ARM)

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

159 Dealmakers

132 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: IWG PLC (DIGITAL ASSETS)

Bidder: INSTANT GROUP

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 52 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2022|Luxembourg|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: FUNDSQUARE

Bidder: FE FUNDINFO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2022|India|Alternative Fuels

Target: TATA POWER (RENEWABLE ENERGY UNIT)

Bidder: BLACKROCK REAL ASSETS

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 403 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

14 Jun 2022|Hong Kong|Digital Services

Target: PCCW (DIGITAL UNITS)

Bidder: LENOVO

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 503 M

Value

24 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging

Target: ESNT PACKAGING & SECURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Bidder: MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AG

10 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 312 M

Value

25 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: OPENTEXT

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 5.07 B

Value

28 Jul 2022|China|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SHANGHAI SECCO PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.28 B

Value

03 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: ESSENTRA (FILTERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTAURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

31 Vendor

£ 262 M

Value

07 Dec 2022|China|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TIANJIN NANGANG ETHYLENE PROJECT

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: ARROW GLOBAL GROUP (CAPQUEST AND MARS PLATFORMS)

Bidder: INTRUM

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 36 M

Value

13 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: SILICON VALLEY BANK UK

Bidder: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 May 2023|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: TRACERCO

Bidder: SULLIVAN STREET PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 55 M

Value

02 Oct 2023|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VIATRIS (OVER-THE-COUNTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: COOPER CONSUMER HEALTH

22 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 10 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

44 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

25 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: GSF CAR PARTS

Bidder: EPIRIS MANAGERS LLP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: AVAYLER

Bidder: BRIDGESTONE CORP

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

13 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2023|United Arab Emirates|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: POSITIVE ZERO

Bidder: BLACKROCK

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 313 M

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: THIRD FINANCIAL

Bidder: NUCLEUS FINANCIAL GROUP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: RAPPORT GLOBAL STRATEGIC SERVICES

Bidder: GHO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: PORTAKABIN

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

10 Target | 35 Bidder | 50 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jun 2024|Nigeria|Brewers

Target: GUINNESS NIGERIA

Bidder: TOLARAM GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 54 M

Value

19 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CLOSE BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

11 Target | 15 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 200 M

Value

28 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: LOUNGERS PLC

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

16 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value

28 Jan 2025|Ghana|Brewers

Target: GUINNESS GHANA BREWERIES

Bidder: CASTEL GROUP

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 64 M

Value